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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 468 · 40 questions
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Writer's tip (Listen to the sounds): Rhymes end with the same sound: cat – hat, rain – train. A syllable is one beat: but-ter-fly has 3. A haiku has 3 lines: 5 syllables, then 7, then 5. Count every word’s beats and add them up.

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  1. 1.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Soft snow on the hills (b) Old Grandpa naps in the shade (c) Hot pakoras on a plate
  2. 2.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The kite string tugs at my hand (b) Waves kiss the warm sand (c) A cat on the wall
  3. 3.Which word rhymes with “sun”? (a) bun (b) jog (c) red
  4. 4.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) train – wing (b) sing – cat (c) sing – wing
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “banana”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  6. 6.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (b) Kites dance in the sky (c) Diyas glow at night
  7. 7.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The lazy cow chews and chews (b) Butterflies dance on the breeze (c) Stars blink one by one
  8. 8.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) coat – look (b) coat – float (c) moon – float
  9. 9.Which word rhymes with “fish”? (a) dish (b) hook (c) jar
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tiger”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  11. 11.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Bees hum near the pond”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “watermelon”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
  13. 13.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Diyas glow at night”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  14. 14.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A green parrot sings”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  15. 15.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Little ants march on”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  16. 16.Which word rhymes with “pie”? (a) white (b) high (c) balloon
  17. 17.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The puddles shine like mirrors (b) Monsoon clouds roll in (c) My kitten sleeps in the sun
  18. 18.Which word rhymes with “far”? (a) swing (b) guitar (c) kite
  19. 19.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Kites dance in the sky (b) The kite string tugs at my hand (c) Grandma hums an old sweet song
  20. 20.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) float – look (b) took – look (c) took – gold
  21. 21.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bake – spoon (b) bake – rake (c) rain – rake
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “hippopotamus”? (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  23. 23.Which word rhymes with “soon”? (a) fog (b) spoon (c) house
  24. 24.Which word rhymes with “bee”? (a) head (b) tree (c) ring
  25. 25.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) white – star (b) frog – night (c) white – night
  26. 26.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) red – rain (b) plain – rain (c) plain – sun
  27. 27.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) car – bat (b) hat – my (c) hat – bat
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cat”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “peacock”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  30. 30.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) white – ring (b) white – bright (c) mouse – bright
  31. 31.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The temple bells ring softly”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  32. 32.Which word rhymes with “bee”? (a) sea (b) brain (c) head
  33. 33.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) My kitten sleeps in the sun (b) Kites dance in the sky (c) Morning bells ring out
  34. 34.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Hot pakoras on a plate (b) The old banyan tree (c) Peacocks spread their tails
  35. 35.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The lazy cow chews and chews (b) The old banyan tree (c) Paper boats sail down the drain
  36. 36.Which word rhymes with “rain”? (a) noon (b) shell (c) brain
  37. 37.Which word rhymes with “light”? (a) kite (b) ring (c) knee
  38. 38.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rat – cat (b) spoon – cat (c) rat – chain
  39. 39.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Butterflies dance on the breeze (b) Monsoon clouds roll in (c) Stars blink one by one
  40. 40.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The moon, round and white”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6

Answer key

  1. Soft snow on the hills
  2. The kite string tugs at my hand
  3. bun
  4. sing – wing
  5. 3
  6. Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  7. Stars blink one by one
  8. coat – float
  9. dish
  10. 2
  11. 5
  12. 4
  13. 5
  14. 5
  15. 5
  16. high
  17. Monsoon clouds roll in
  18. guitar
  19. Kites dance in the sky
  20. took – look
  21. bake – rake
  22. 5
  23. spoon
  24. tree
  25. white – night
  26. plain – rain
  27. hat – bat
  28. 1
  29. 2
  30. white – bright
  31. 7
  32. sea
  33. My kitten sleeps in the sun
  34. Hot pakoras on a plate
  35. The old banyan tree
  36. brain
  37. kite
  38. rat – cat
  39. Butterflies dance on the breeze
  40. 5

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